The Magician ⎇ @petrichoran@computerfairi.es

as more and more shitheads are emboldened and the facade of civility erodes, it's crucial to remember:

-create space for weirdness. embody weirdness. you will make other people who do not adhere to the norm comfortable
-know that what disgusts is not inherently harmful
-recognize real harm and its root causes, and not resort to petty infighting in the meantime
-move towards a theoretical Future, do not sacrifice it for a practical Now
-recognize that creating a world worth living in is more valuable than making more people to live in it
-not everything is for you. this is not a problem. it is actually beautiful

I am genuinely amazed by the number of people here (especially here!) who defend online advertising.

Especially those who posit that people who block ads are acting in an ethically questionable manner.

To each, their own, sure - they are welcome to their opinions, and an ad-infested web - but what a strange hill on which to die.

Blocking ads and trackers, and preserving one's attention, is self-care.

@nickcolley It took me a while to figure out how to write alt text.

I normally love writing, so this was hard for me. But then I realized that the problem wad that *I* didn't actually have a clear idea why I was posting the image.

Once I figured out that I needed to know *why* I was posting the image, it got a lot easier.

Examples:
Is it a joke? Explain the joke.
Is it pretty? Paint a word picture.
Is it a graph? Say what's important about it.
Is it Caturday? Describe the cat.